Improved washing-machine



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANKLIN A. GLEASON, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

lMPROVED WASHING-MACHINE.

Speciication forming part of Letters Patent No. 54,892, dated May 22, 1866.

Figure l is a perspective view; Fig. 2, a oletached sectional View; Fig. 3, a detached view of machines as previously constructed.

My improvement, as herein represented, is applied to the machine commonly known as Frenchs conical Washing-machine,77 but may be applied to others of similar' construction.

The nature or character of the improvement consists in constructing the tub and cone ot' corrugated sheet metal, which combines lightness and durability with facility ot' manufacture 5 in making the ribs of much greater depth than heretofore, which, combined with a rapidity of motion'obtained by gear, produces greater agitation of the water, consequently washing quicker and better, and in employing a balance-wheel to equalize the motion or counter-act the concussive effect incident to rapid reciprocating motion.

To enable others skilled in mechanics to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

Iconstruct the tub A,Fig. 1 in the usual form; but instead of Wood I use sheet metal, corrugating the sides to form the ribs a a c. The cone or center piece B, I also constructin a similar manner 5 but this being the part to which inotion is given, and by which virtually the washing is done, I make the ribs ot' considerable depth-say about one-fourth of the diameter of the cone, Fig. 2. rlhis form, combined with the rapid motion hereinafter described, produces violent agitation of the water, consequently washin g more rapidly and thoroughly.

The top of the cone has been heretofore supported by a bar, d, Fig. 3, extending quite across the top of the tub, much to the inconvenience of the operator. Instead of this I' construct two arms, b b, Fig. 1, secured tothe frame C, formed with an elbow at the top ot' the tub, extending to and uniting at the center, thus leaving nearly the whole circumference of the tub approachable. In one of these elbows I fix a horizontal axis, upon Which runs a bevel-gearwhecl, c, operated by acrank. This drives a pinion and balance-wheel combined, f, which runs upon a perpendicular axis above the wheel. From the periphery ot' the balance-Wheel a connection reaches to an arm rising from the top of the cone.

By means of the multiplying-gear any rapidity ofmotion that is desirable may be given.

The balance-Wheelis made sudiciently heavy to counteract the concussive or shaking effect incident to rapid reciprocal or vibratory mo- "tion.

As previously constructed the cone was operated bythe handles g g, Fig. 3,` moving them to and fro alternately; but the motion proved to be too slow and also more laborious than crank motion.

Disclaiming the conical lform of the tub and center or cone, they being the subject of a previous patent,

What I claim as my invention, and for which I desire Letters Patent, is-

Gonstructing the tub and cone of corrugated sheet metal, in combination with the balance- Wheel, gear-Wheel, and pinion, substantially as herein described, and for the purposes specitied.

Witnesses:

GHAs. E. LoEW, ALoNzo GREEN.

FRANKLIN A. GLEASON. 

